<p>Hi all, I got accepted into Columbia Univ's CS Masters Program through email, on 3/10. Now its been almost 1 month, and I have not received any formal offer letter/package from them. In the acceptance email, I was told I should expect a mailing.</p>
<p>Is this normal, for college to send an acceptance notice through email then wait a month before sending any packages? Anyone in a similar boat?</p>
<p>Thanks!
Jon</p>
<p>Call Monday morning and let them know the mailing has not arrived.
They will resend, or let you know the mailings are still in preparation.</p>
<p>lol I have to yet to even hear from them on my application</p>
<p>Call Jessie James on Monday or email her</p>
<p>Who is jessie james?</p>
<p>She the Graduate Secretary, she very helpful.</p>
<p>Her email is <a href="mailto:jj19@columbia.edu">jj19@columbia.edu</a></p>
<p>saobi,</p>
<p>Rest assured that this is normal. The department accepts you, and can email (or call) accepted applicants.</p>
<p>The Graduate School (the administrative unit) has to send letters. (Legal reasons. For the same reasons, they, not the departments, have to send letters of rejection.) </p>
<p>Keep in mind that ALL graduate programs have to send their lists of accepted students to the administrative staff of the Graduate School, and then, letters must be generated. </p>
<p>Yep, it can take a while sometimes, especially when the DGS of the department takes his/her time getting the paperwork over to the Graduate School. I've been guilty of this in the past. I have since reformed. ;)</p>
<p>Hmm interesting.</p>
<p>Are you referring only to Columbia Univs, or Grad schools in general?</p>
<p>Professor X is referring to grad schools in general. If you are still particularly concerned after the Professor's explanation, invest in a phone call to Columbia.</p>
<p>Thanks. Although I think they are not picking up their phones.</p>
<p>I called up again today, the phone goes directly to a automatic welcome message asking for me to leave a message. And when I try to leave a message, it says the msg box is full so I can't leave any message.</p>
<p>So no one picks up the phone, no one answers the email. </p>
<p>What else can I do?</p>
<p>Call the department's number for general enquiries. Explain them ur situation. They should direct you to a specific person.</p>
<p>I called every number I could find on the University's website and the department's website, never was able to get through to any numbers, always get various auto greetings. And I emailed 3 different email addresses, and no one replied. </p>
<p>What else can I do?</p>
<p>It's unfortunate you're in this situation, but I'm really not surprised at the lack of replies to your inquiries; That's the norm from what I can tell. Best of luck, but keep fighting!</p>
<p>Boy, I would be 2nd guessing whether to attend that program. If they do not even answer emails!</p>
<p>did you receive enrollment info? I received a followup email from them to all admitted students within the entire graduate school after getting stuff from the department in the mail. Different engineering department though.</p>
<p>Hi Blah2009, which program did you apply to? I am applying to MS in Computer Science, and ever since the initial email that says you've been admitted, I have not received ANYTHING from them AT ALL.</p>
<p>I applied to structural engineering within the Civil Engineering department.</p>
<p>Do the Auto Greetings go on to voicemail? If so, I'd be leaving messages. Lots of them. Also, email the head of the program/graduate school.</p>